It was the 70s again at the Crowthorne School including headteacher Tracy Frackelton paying tribute to Slade's Noddy Holder

Children at Hatch Ride Primary turned the clock back 40 years to mark their school’s milestone anniversary.

It was the 70s again just for one day with everything from wild hair to dancing Tiger Feet.

Everyone turned out in the height of hip fashion, with headteacher Tracy Frackelton sporting a fetching tribute to Noddy Holder.

She said: “It was amazing. We had an array of donations of ’70s items including Space Hoppers, Wombles, laver lamps, a Stylophone and Sindys!

“A highlight of the day for the little boys was a Morgan car, owned by one of our parents. The children went to the museum in the morning and had a wonderful time.”

The Rubik’s Cube is also 40 this year so pupils tackled the puzzle to give their brains a challenge.

There were 70s programmes to watch, like the Clangers, the Wombles and Bagpuss.

Iona Hancock, April Johnson and Jamie Kirkwood with iconic 70s toys

Each class at the Crowthorne school studied a different aspect of the era and shared what they had learned in a special assembly.

It wouldn’t be a birthday party without music and there was plenty of singing throughout the day.

The youngsters went old skool with Mud’s ‘Tiger Feet’, Kung Foo Fighting (that was Carl Douglas, for those struggling to remember) and Status Quo’s ‘Rocking All Over the World’ – the grand finale.

Celebration cupcakes came courtesy of Year Six.

Mrs Frackelton said: “It was fabulous – the music group played ‘Waterloo’ and ‘Sailing’ as well. We are coming to the end of our 40th year, but we wanted enough time for the celebrations to gain momentum!”

Hatch Ride has seen a lot of changes over its four decades. It now has extra buildings on the side and front and it has been re-roofed in red tiles.

Mrs Frackelton, who has been headteacher for 12 years, said the greatest change in her time at the helm has been in the use of the grounds, which now have a magnificent pond and other outside learning treasures.

The inside of the school has also moved with the times – it used to be open plan, but it is now closed into classrooms.

It has also doubled its numbers, with seven classes today instead of four.

Pupils wear uniform now, too – but there are still familiar faces.

Some families have grown up with Hatch Ride and the children of former pupils are now on the register.